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New collaboration to pioneer solar technology for space

Loughborough and Swansea universities have joined forces on a pioneering mission to transform solar power in space by developing lightweight cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells on ultra-thin glass – a game-changing technology set to revolutionise energy systems for satellites and space-based manufacturing.

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Wimbledon in focus: Advantage Loughborough – serving up research and innovation in tennis (VIDEO)

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Zambia runs on mostly green power, but households use polluting cooking fuel: study suggests how to fix this

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Expert comment: disordered eating in athletes (VIDEO)

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Families with children in London can no longer count on having access to social housing

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Loughborough University scholar awarded prestigious ERC grant for groundbreaking youth research across the Global South

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LEGO improves maths and spatial ability in the classroom - new findings

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Nine-year-olds in England sit timed multiplication test – but using times tables is about more than quick recall

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The UK’s small businesses should be fuelling the country’s growth ambitions. Here’s why that’s not happening

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“Parents’ understanding of their children is often belittled and children are rarely asked what they need" - Loughborough expert argues need to fully focus on children's rights in SEND system reform

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Loughborough University and Army Sport forge new partnership

New national benchmark reveals what UK households need to be digitally included in 2025

"Housing investment needs to be backed up by concrete detail about delivery, rather than this investment simply delivering more ‘affordable’ housing, which is anything but for many households."

Firms that emit more carbon face higher costs, reduced investor confidence, and greater financial instability

Complete University Guide 2026: Loughborough celebrates a decade amongst the UK’s top ten universities

UK looks to military gap years to boost recruitment in the face of growing geopolitical tension

“Recent cyber attacks weren’t purely technical failures, they started with people, processes, and misplaced trust” – Cyber Security expert comments on run of high-profile online attacks